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AK Bycatch Task Force meets Tuesday, November 1, wants more public input

Task force will take up state bycatch policy, adopt management recommendations, discuss drafting of final report.

by Laine Welch | October 26, 2022

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Meetings also scheduled for Nov. 7 and 15

Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85249450947?pwd=THhOSFFvZWdzK0NYK3hsanNYRy9wQT09
- Meeting ID: 852 4945 0947
- Passcode: 110122
- Dial by your location:
  - 888-475-4499 US Toll-free
  - 833-548-0276 Toll-free
  - https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=bycatchtaskforce.meetinginfo
  - https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=208603

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About Laine

Laine Welch has covered the Alaska fish beat for print and radio since 1988. She also has worked “behind the counter” at retail and wholesale seafood companies in Kodiak and on Cape Cod.

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